A communication device, method, and computer program product mitigate antenna performance degradation that can result from folding or closing the communication device. A controller of the communication device identifies that the communication device is in a marginal coverage area for receiving a downlink in a first radio frequency (RF) band. The controller determines that first and second housings of the communication device are positioned in a first position that has degraded antenna performance for the downlink whereas a second position is not degraded. In response to the housings being in the first position while the communication device is in the marginal coverage area, the controller prioritizes connection to one or more nodes to communicate with the communication device via a second RF band.
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2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one second housing comprises a selected one of: (i) a flip housing that is pivotally connected to the first housing; (ii) a slide tray slidably connected to the first housing; and (iii) a modular housing releasably engaged to the first housing.
3. The communication device 1, wherein the controller prioritizes connection to the one or more nodes to communicate with the communication device via the second RF band and not the first RF band by withholding transmission of first measurement data for the first RF band and transmitting second measurement data for the second RF band.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one second housing comprises a selected one of: (i) a flip housing that is pivotally connected to the first housing; (ii) a slide tray slidably connected to the first housing; and (iii) a modular housing releasably engaged to the first housing.
16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the at least one second housing comprises a selected one of: (i) a flip housing that is pivotally connected to the first housing; (ii) a slide tray slidably connected to the first housing; and (iii) a modular housing releasably engaged to the first housing.
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November 20, 2020
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